TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 305218 [ 2026TNSTR2278....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-25 10:57:28
Date made public:
Sender: Fritz
Reporting Group: ZTF     Discovery Data Source: ZTF

Jesper Sollerman (SU), Christoffer Fremling (Caltech), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Theophile du Laz (Caltech) on behalf of ZTF report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026npx
Discoverer internal name: ZTF26aayibqf
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:43:57.108 (220.9879492) DEC = +14:21:19.32 (14.3553661)
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:36:32.999 (JD=2461180.8170486)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-05-20 07:36:32.999
Flux: 20.5564 ABMag
Filter: r-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-05-20 06:38:56
Limiting flux: 20.3916 ABMag
Filter: i-ZTF
Instrument: ZTF-Cam
Telescope: Palomar 1.2m Oschin


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026npx